Where does “torcere” come from?
torcere (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
torcere (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *torcō
Definitions
- present active infinitive of *torcō
Ancestry of “torcere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | torqueō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
Words derived from “torcere”